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The Adirondack mountain range are a group of mountains in north-eastern New York, U.S.A., in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton counties, often included by geographers in the Appalachian Mountains, but pertaining geologically to the Laurentian Mountains of Canada. They are bordered on the east by Lake Champlain, which separates them from the Green Mountains.They are also bordered to the south by the Mohawk Valley. The mountains are bordered on the west by the St. Lawrence River
A large portion of the Adirondack range is encompassed within the constitutionally protected 6 million acres (24,000 km²) of Adirondack State Park, which includes a forest preserve of approximately 2.3 million acres (9,300 km²). The Adirondacks contain a number of lakes, including Lake Placid, two-time site of the Olympic Winter Games.
Unlike the Appalachians, the Adirondacks do not form a connected range, but consist of many summits, isolated or in groups, arranged with little appearance of system. There are about one hundred peaks, ranging from 370 m to 1500 m (1200 to 5000 ft.) in height; the highest peak,
Mt. MarcyMount Marcy located within Adirondack State Park, is the highest mountain in New York. The mountain is named after former governor William L. Marcy, who authorized the environmental survey that explored the area. It was formerly called Tawahus an Indian n (called by the Indians Tahawus or "cloud-splitter"), is near the eastern part of the group and attains an elevation of 1629 m (5344 ft).Other noted High PeaksThe High Peaks is a name for forty-six high mountain peaks in the Adirondack State Park in the State of New York in the USA. The number was set by the belief that it strictly included all peaks above 4,000 feet, but mistakes in the original information ca include
Algonquin (formerly Mt. McIntyre), 1570? m (5114 ft), Haystack 1510? m (4960 ft.), Skylight 1500? m (4926 ft.), Whiteface 1485 m (4871 ft), Dix 1478? m (4857 ft.), and Giant 1400? m (4627 ft).Forty-six of the tallest mountains are considered "the 46" peaks over 4000 ft (1,219 m), thanks to a survey done around the start of the 20th century. Since then, better surveys (and perhaps erosion) have shown that four of these peaks ( Blake Peak , Cliff & Nye , and Couchsachraga ) are in fact just under 4000 ft (1,219 m), and one peak just over 4000 ft (1,219 m). ( McNaughton ) was overlooked.
There are many fans of the Adirondak mountains who make an effort to climb all of the original 46 mountains (and most go on to climb McNaughton as well), and there is a 46ers club for those who have successfully reached each of these peaks. 20 of the 46 remain trailless to this day, so climbing them requires bushwhacking and following herd paths to the top.